Woman raped in Ola cab in Bhopal, driver arrested

Ola cab driver, who allegedly raped a woman in his vehicle on December 29 in Bhopal, has been arrested. The woman has lodged a complaint at Koh-e-Fiza police station on January 1 and the accused was arrested on Saturday.

Ola cab driver, who allegedly raped a woman in his vehicle on December 29 in Bhopal, has been arrested. The woman has lodged a complaint at Koh-e-Fiza police station on January 1 and the accused was arrested on Saturday.

The woman, who works at a private hospital, had booked the app-based cab on December 29 to return home from work. Accused driver Deepak Bamane picked her up from outside hospital gate.

After driving for some time, Bamane stopped the vehicle at a secluded place between Bairagarh and Gandhi Nagar and raped the woman. He also threatened the mother of two kids that he will kill her if she reports the incident to anyone.

The victim told her husband about the incident and the couple later approached the police on January 1.

Police probe revealed that the accused lives near the woman's house in Gandhi Nagar area and knew her.

The police is now verifying whether the taxi company had gone for police verification before hiring the accused driver and if he had a past criminal record.